> > Checkpatch script is showing a coding style error and is showing:
> > 
> > ERROR: else should follow close brace '}'
> > +   }
> > +   else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
> > 
> > This commit fixes the coding style, not a functional change.
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c 
> > b/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
> []
> > @@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ static int hvt_op_open(struct inode *inode, struct file 
> > *file)
> >              * device gets released.
> >              */
> >             hvt->mode = HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_CHARDEV;
> > -   }
> > -   else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
> > +   } else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
> >             /*
> >              * We're switching from netlink communication to using char
> >              * device. Issue the reset first.
> 
> Rather than merely shutting up checkpatch warnings,
> please try to improve the code for humans to read.
> 
> This block is probably better as a switch/case and
> the separate bool issue_reset automatic seems
> unnecessary as it's only used in one case.
> 

I'll follow your suggestion and send the v2.

Thanks for your advice to look beyond the scripts, I'll take it into
account for the next patches.

> Perhaps:
> ---
>  drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c b/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
> index 832777527936..6b27dd7be9bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
> +++ b/drivers/hv/hv_utils_transport.c
> @@ -125,35 +125,35 @@ static int hvt_op_open(struct inode *inode, struct file 
> *file)
>  {
>       struct hvutil_transport *hvt;
>       int ret = 0;
> -     bool issue_reset = false;
>  
>       hvt = container_of(file->f_op, struct hvutil_transport, fops);
>  
>       mutex_lock(&hvt->lock);
>  
> -     if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_DESTROY) {
> -             ret = -EBADF;
> -     } else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_INIT) {
> +     switch (hvt->mode) {
> +     case HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_INIT:
>               /*
>                * Switching to CHARDEV mode. We switch bach to INIT when
>                * device gets released.
>                */
>               hvt->mode = HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_CHARDEV;
> -     }
> -     else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
> +             break;
> +     case HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK:
>               /*
>                * We're switching from netlink communication to using char
>                * device. Issue the reset first.
>                */
> -             issue_reset = true;
>               hvt->mode = HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_CHARDEV;
> -     } else {
> +             hvt_reset(hvt);
> +             break;
> +     case HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_DESTROY:
> +             ret = -EBADF;
> +             break;
> +     default:
>               ret = -EBUSY;
> +             break;
>       }
>  
> -     if (issue_reset)
> -             hvt_reset(hvt);
> -
>       mutex_unlock(&hvt->lock);
>  
>       return ret;
> 
> 
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